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A retiring lawman, about to leave town with his new bride, seeks allies among the fearful townspeople and finds none when an outlaw he put in prison returns with his gang to take revenge.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists Corporation, Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), Republic Pictures Corporation
Other Authors:	Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 (Director), Kramer, Stanley (Producer), Foreman, Carl (Screenwriter), Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961 (Actor), Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982 (Actor), Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962, Bridges, Lloyd (Actor), Jurado, Katy (Actor), Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974 (Actor), Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973 (Actor), Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011 (Actor), Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989 (Actor), Ritter, Tex, Maltin, Leonard, Janis, Maria Cooper, Cunningham, John M., 1915-2002
Format:	Video
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Lionsgate / Republic Pictures, ©2008.
Edition:	2-disc ultimate collector's ed.
Subjects:	Cunningham, John M. > Film adaptations. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. > Tex Ritter Museum. Marshals > Drama. Outlaws > Drama. Gangs > Drama. Revenge > Drama. Gunfights > Drama. Cowardice > Drama. Courage > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Western plays. Western films. Fiction films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Short films. Documentary films.

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Summary:	A retiring lawman, about to leave town with his new bride, seeks allies among the fearful townspeople and finds none when an outlaw he put in prison returns with his gang to take revenge.
Item Description:	Based on the magazine story, The tin star by John W. Cunningham. Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; fullscreen presentation ; Dolby digital; digitally mastered.
Audience:	Not rated.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1952: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper) ; Best Film Editing (Elmo Williams, Harry Gerstad) ; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Dimitri Tiomkin) ; Best Music, Original Song (Dimitri Tiomkin (music), Ned Washington (lyrics)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Floyd Crosby ; film editor, Elmo Williams ; music composed and directed by Dimitri Tiomkin ; theme song sung by Tex Ritter.